Professor Sue Dawson
Professor in Physical Geography
Energy Environment and Society, School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
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Biography
I am a hazard geoscientist with expertise in extreme coastal change including tsunamis and storms with a particular interest in their onshore sedimentological signature. My research considers the impact of submarine landslide tsunamis and the potential for an increase in this hazard to the North Atlantic with the response of climate change in the Arctic. I have wider interest in the sediment ‘fingerprint’ observed in the landscape of a range of natural hazards and use methodologies including sedimentology, paleoecology, geomorphology geology, geomatics, experimental and numerical modelling to investigate these in a range of environments.
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Press release
Vacuum cleaners that unblock brain vessels, super normal design for extraordinary bodies, and the ways in which our medical data can aid the COVID-19 fight are just some of the topics to be explored at the University of Dundee next week.
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Showcasing real-life evidence of tsunamis in the UK has earned a national award for two University of Dundee experts.
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The climate emergency and how everyone has the power to make a positive contribution to it will be explored at a public lecture at the University of Dundee next week.
Media availability
I am available for media commentary on my research.
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Areas of Expertise
- Clean water/sanitation
- Climate change
- Environment
- Natural disasters
- Scotland
- Water
- Weather